Category
Lunch
Servings
4-6
Prep time
20 minutes
Cook time
8-10 hours
Ready for the ultimate weekend BBQ? Make these pulled pork burgers with smoked pork shoulder, apple cider spritz, and honey-butter finish. Your friends will love it!
 
                    Ingredients
- 1.8-2.7 kg (4-6 lbs) pork shoulder
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 0.5 tbsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp mustard (preferably yellow or Dijon)
- 120 ml (.5 cup) apple cider vinegar
- 120 ml (.5 cup) water
- 60g (1/4 cup) butter
- 60g (1/4 cup) honey
Apple cider vinegar spritz
Honey butter glaze
Directions
Preparation
- To prepare, trim the pork skin and any excessive fat from the pork shoulder, leaving about a 1cm covering of fat. 
- In a mixing bowl, combine salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika, brown sugar, and black pepper. Mix well.
- Slather the pork shoulder with mustard then generously apply the rub all over the pork.
Smoking
- Preheat your smoker to 107°C (225°F). Once it's at the desired temperature, place the pork shoulder on the smoker fat-side up. 
- Smoke the pork for about 5-6 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches about 75°C (167°F). During this period, spritz the pork every hour with the apple cider mixture to keep it moist. 
- Once the pork has reached the desired temperature, lay out a large sheet of heavy-duty aluminium foil with grease-proof paper on top. Place the pork in the centre of the foil and drizzle the honey and butter. Wrap the pork tightly in the foil.
- Return the wrapped pork to the smoker and smoke for another 2-3 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches about 203°F (95°C).
- Once the pork has reached the desired temperature, remove it from the smoker.
Create your burger
- Let it rest for about an hour, still wrapped in foil, then pull it apart and serve it on a burger bun with a simple cabbage slaw and BBQ sauce. 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
